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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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